Sample cassette

- Claros Diagnostics, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a sample cassette;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the figure drawings are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the sample cassette that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sample cassette, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D645971
Type: Grant
Filed: May 11, 2010
Date of Patent: Sep 27, 2011
Assignee: Claros Diagnostics, Inc. (Woburn, MA)
Inventors: Jason Taylor (Windham, NH), Greg Kenny (Wakefield, MA), John DePiano, Jr. (Burlington, MA)
Primary Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Attorney: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
Application Number: 29/361,378
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Specimen Handling, Preparation Or Testing (62) (D24/216)